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New edition of ‘Copper Busbars: Guidance for Design and Installation’

use in distribution panels and switchboards, but the design considerations for this application are significantly different from long vertical and horizontal busbars. It is a growing market since busbar profiles offer distinct advantages, such as material savings, lower assembly time, lower complexity and reduced scrap. Other chapters cover lifecycle costing, short-circuit effects and jointing techniques for busbars. An annex provides valuable information on busbar coatings, focusing on the reasons for coating them, methods of coating, inspection and maintenance. Busbars are used within electrical installations for distributing power from a supply point to a number of output circuits. They may be used in a variety of configurations ranging from vertical risers – carrying current to each floor of a multi-storey building – to bars used entirely within a distribution panel or within an industrial process. To download the new version, visit http://www.leonardo-energy. org/good-practice-guide/busbar-book-continuing-tradition-1936

The Copper Development Association first published the popular ‘Copper Busbars: Guidance for Design and Installation’ in 1936, and now a new edition adds significant content on busbar profiles and simplified formulae for busbar configurations. It will be of particular benefit to design engineers of electrical distribution systems seeking to design efficient, economic and reliable busbar systems. A total of 108 pages in length and available for free download, Copper Busbars is divided into six chapters. The introductory chapter focuses on materials for busbars, detailing the properties of a conductor material that are essential to achieve a long and reliable service life at the lowest lifetime cost. It reviews conductor materials for busbars and concludes that the required combination of properties is a very good match for copper. The book includes a completely revised chapter on current-carrying capacity. The book also features a brand new chapter on profiles. This content was added because busbar profiles are seeing increasing

New online look for Harting

Network upgrade completed

Harting Mitronics has launched a new website at www.harting-mitronics.ch

Global Bandwidth Infrastructure provider Zayo Group LLC has completed a network upgrade which enables it to provide 100G wavelength services over its long-haul European network. The network extends from London to Amsterdam, Amsterdam to Frankfurt, Frankfurt to Paris, and Paris to London. Its 100G optical platform has been gradually updated over a nine-month span to serve market demand for 100G services and enable more efficient delivery of 10G services. The platform is now fully deployed and available for implementation by customers seeking high-bandwidth connectivity. Zayo’s investment in the network upgrade was completed in conjunction with its recent expansion in Western Europe. Through its acquisition of Geo Networks in May 2014, Zayo added over 2,100 route miles to its European network. It will add an additional 350 metro route miles to its network through the acquisition of Neo Telecoms, which is expected to close in the third quarter of 2014. European vice-president Alastair Kane said: “This expansion of our 100G capability is testament to our continued investment in Europe and dedication to providing our customers with the latest technology to accommodate bandwidth needs.”

The 3D-MID components supplier, with 50 employees based at its competence centre in Biel, Switzerland, has been serving customers around the world since 2003.

In addition to general information on the company, the new website offers detailed information on 3D-MID competence in product development, in the various manufacturing technologies, and in assembly and interconnection techniques. are with whitepapers and case studies that customers can also download,” said Dr Christian Goth, research and development manager. Harting Mitronics’ core business is the production of mechatronic components for automobile manufacturing, “In-depth information applications technical basics and on individual presented series

▲ ▲ The website offers detailed information on Harting Mitronics’ 3D-MID competence

industrial applications, medical technology and sensor systems. The development and production services for individual 3D-MID components represent particular strengths. Harting Mitronics – Switzerland Website : wwww.harting-mitronics.ch DuPont doPower DuPont has inaugurated its largest solar installation. The 4.5MW plant at DuPont’s Cernay facility features 18,400 crystalline silicon solar panels over 15 acres, and is one of 13 solar facilities worldwide on DuPont land. The solar panels, manufactured by Jinko Solar, feature advanced DuPont materials designed to improve the power output, durability and return on investment for solar energy systems. The Cernay installation was connected to the grid in March 2014 and is expected to produce 5,000,000kWh of electricity each year.

Zayo Group LLC – USA Website : www.zayo.com

DuPont – USA

Website : www.dupont.com

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